“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” — Beverly Sills

“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.” — Mary Davis

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it.” — Andy Rooney

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” — Gary Snyder

“Deep down, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical.” — Carl Sagan

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” — John Burroughs

“Between every two pines there is a doorway to a new world.” — John Muir

“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein

“Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” — Walt Whitman

“Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.” — Hermann Buhl

“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” — Jack Kerouac

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill

“They are able who think they are able.” — Virgil

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.” — Edward Abbey

“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” — Hippocrates

“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” — Frank A. Clark